Is it possible....

[Born2cthelightsofbway]

for there to be a really young (17-19) Belle or christine if they have an amazing voice? I know they usually put 20s, but if there was someone really amazing and young would there be a chance at broadway or a national tour? thanks, i'm just curious, I was having this debate with a friend the other day.

[luvtheEmcee]

Christy Carlson Romano played Belle, and I think she's only about nineteen... maybe twenty. Not that she has an amazing voice, but it's certainly been done.

I think she was the youngest Belle ever.

She was pretty good at Bway on Bway... but heck Im a fan.

I think as Belle it would work and if Im not mistaken Emmy was only 16 when she was cast in Phantom.

[loganp37]

In my opinion it would be better to cast these two roles with someone younger.

Sandra Joseph looked too old to play Christine, or too tired when I saw the show in April.

[buffyactsing]

I would think the minimum they would probably want was 18 unless the kid was an independent due to child labor laws.

[Popular]

Megan Campbell was only 18 (or 19 at the most) when she covered Sutton in Mille.

[Born2cthelightsofbway]

thanks, just bumping this

[CapnHook]

They won't care if you lie that you're 20 on your resume.

[wonderland]

Until you get in huge trouble with Equity- under 18 is a different contract. And just for the record, I've been told not to put your age on your resume anyway- it makes the auditors look at you in a different light instead of seeing how you look on stage.

[CatieElphie1]

i don't know. seems like sometimes people just look at past work instead of newer potential

[Racetrack]

It would be possible. Someone already said Christy Carlson Romano for Belle. I think if the person is good and has technique and the auditors liked what they saw then a person younger than twenty should be cast. As someone else said I wouldn't put my age on a resume anyway.